Selective screening versus presumptive treatment criteria for identification of women with chlamydial infection in public clinics: New Jersey

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1527-1533

  Finelli, L ^a   Nakashima, A K ^a   Hillis, S ^a   Crayne, E ^a   Spitalny, K C ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

chlamydia diagnosis; chlamydia epidemiology; Chlamydia infections; chlamydia prevention and control; Chlamydia trachomatis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029934388     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70601-4     Document Type: Article

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